Rewind 0.2.6

Rewind 0.2.6 adds the required game update for existing installations.

• Select Update game in the launcher. It downloads the fourteen approved installation files from the separate game-repair release and replaces them in the selected game directory, including both Steam API DLL copies.
• Existing 76 GB installations require this update even when the file names are already present. Both online and offline play remain locked until the game update succeeds.
• Downloads are checked before replacement. Existing files are backed up; failed replacements roll back. Career saves are preserved, and a running game is never interrupted.
• The launcher no longer requires the original NBA2K19.exe hash. Steam must remain open and signed in.

Only the launcher executable is published here. Server packages and standalone client ZIPs remain private. The Windows career progression reconciliation fix is included in the separate private server 0.2.6 package; the operator must deploy it to the VPS to resolve the server-side save error.

Updating from 0.2.3 or 0.2.4: download this executable directly, close the old launcher, and replace its portable executable once. Keep the game folder and profile data. Rewind 0.2.5 and newer include the repaired automatic installer.

Validation: 345 launcher checks passed, packaged interface checks reported no renderer errors, and the public game update was downloaded and applied successfully to an isolated test installation. Live game play and VPS deployment have not been performed by this release process.